Russell

Nelson Zandbergen Nation Valley News IROQUOIS — Former Iroquois reeve John McAllister failed last night to put the brakes on the Upper Canada District School Board’s push to shut down and consolidate many schools in…

BROCKVILLE — The Upper Canada District School Board will consider a motion tonight that would rescind the board’s Sept. 28 approval for a staff report that has triggered a public process to consider the closure…

RUSSELL — The Castor River subwatershed remains in a severe drought condition after South Nation Conservation’s Water Response Team downgraded that area’s status to Level 3 earlier this week. As a result of the move,…

BROCKVILLE — Grappling with excess capacity said to be equal to 33 empty elementary schools, the Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) has approved the start of a public review to determine the best ways to…

QUEEN’S PARK – MPP Jim McDonell has demanded that the Upper Canada District School Board reject any report involving school closures in Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry starting in 2017. “Rural education must be supported at all levels…

CHESTERVILLE — The Upper Canada District School Board will ponder the imminent closure of a dozen Eastern Ontario schools, effective the end of this school year, with potentially another 13 to come beyond that. The…

RUSSELL — South Nation Conservation (SNC) is looking for volunteers to plant trees for half a day as part of a North Castor River rehabilitation project coming up this fall. Tree planting will take place…

FINCH — Two local sub-watersheds remain under level III (severe) drought conditions, according to South Nation Conservation (SNC)’s Water Response Team. The rest of the watershed authority’s jurisdiction continues to be in level II (moderate)…

CHESTERVILLE — Terry Fox Run participants head out this Sunday morning, Sept. 18, from North Dundas District High School on the 35th annual local edition of the walk and run for cancer research organized by the…

by Sylvain Lauwers Nation Valley News contributor HAWKESBURY — Embrun’s Jimmy Ivansky is not only a devoted volunteer firefighter at the beck and call of his emergency pager, he is also deeply involved in firefighter’s…

EASTERN ONTARIO — Shortly before midnight (Sept. 11) Environment Canada ended most of the official storm warnings that accompanied thunderstorms moving over Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, as well as Prescott and Russell counties and the…